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Why The PlayStation Vita Failed, According To Former Sony Exec

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"That was a mistake".Shuhei Yoshida is parting company with Sony after over 30 years and has been speaking to Kinda Funny Games about his amazing career.One of the topics that came up was the PS Vita, one of Sony's most notable hardware flops. Despite offering amazing power and a great design, the system failed to compete with the Nintendo 3DS and is estimated to have sold around 10 to 15 million units – a dismal return when you consider the PSP…

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In a recent interview with Kinda Funny, former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida discussed where they went wrong with the PS Vita. While he names a few reasons why the handheld wasn’t as successful as they’d like, the first answer he gives is its proprietary memory cards. Former PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida also said the PS Vita’s touchpad was “unnecessary” In the interview, Yoshida names several technical choices as the reasoning behind t…

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The former PlayStation executive, Shuhei Yoshida, has recently left the company and shared his thoughts about the gaming industry in an interview, even sharing why the PlayStation Vita failed.  In a recent interview with Kinda Funny Games, former PlayStation Executive, Shuhei Yoshida shared many of his thoughts about the gaming industry but has dived deep into why the PlayStation Vita has sadly failed despite being loved. The failure ranges from…

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Former Exec Explains Why the PlayStation Vita Couldn’t Compete

Shuhei Yoshida, former PlayStation director, offered his reflections on the decline of the PlayStation Vita. According to Yoshida, the main reason was the division of resources between the PS Vita development and the PS4, which forced to prioritize the desktop console. Other decisions that affected the PS Vita included: Use of expensive proprietary memory cards. Inclusion of functions such as the back touch panel, which raised costs unnecessaril…

Shuhei Yoshida, ex-directivo de PlayStation, ofreció sus reflexiones sobre el declive del PlayStation Vita. Según Yoshida, la principal razón fue la división de recursos entre el desarrollo del PS Vita y el PS4, lo que obligó a priorizar la consola de sobremesa. Otras decisiones que afectaron al PS Vita incluyeron: 
Uso de costosas tarjetas de memoria propietarias. Inclusión de funciones como el panel trasero táctil, que elevó costos innecesaria…

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says the Vita failed because a lot of technical choices "weren't good ones" and Sony couldn't support PS4 at the same time

Former PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida has discussed why the company's PS Vita handheld didn't sell well, stating Sony didn't have the resources to split between two platforms but originally it had similar capabilities to Nintendo's Switch.

Why The PlayStation Vita Failed, According To Former Sony Exec

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